diff --git a/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/components/MatchOverviewCard.tsx b/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/components/MatchOverviewCard.tsx
index 6425f52a9..d933c0eef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/components/MatchOverviewCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/components/MatchOverviewCard.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const TYPE_FAMILIES: Record<'ip' | 'url' | 'domain' | 'signatures', string[]> =
   ],
 }
 
+const compact = (n: number) =>
+  n.toLocaleString(undefined, { notation: 'compact', maximumFractionDigits: 1 })
+
 // Show time-of-day for sub-day intervals, date for day+ intervals.
 function formatTs(ts: number, interval: string): string {
   const perDay = /min|hour|^[0-9]+[mh]$/i.test(interval)
@@ -100,8 +103,11 @@ export function MatchOverviewCard({ body, interval }: MatchOverviewCardProps) {
             {t('threatIntel.overview.title')}
           </div>
           <div className="mt-1 flex items-baseline gap-3">
-            <span className="text-3xl font-semibold tabular-nums">
-              {query.isPending ? '—' : total.toLocaleString()}
+            <span
+              className="text-3xl font-semibold tabular-nums"
+              title={query.isPending ? undefined : total.toLocaleString()}
+            >
+              {query.isPending ? '—' : compact(total)}
             </span>
             <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{t('threatIntel.overview.totalIndicators')}</span>
           </div>
@@ -116,8 +122,11 @@ export function MatchOverviewCard({ body, interval }: MatchOverviewCardProps) {
               <div className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground">
                 {t(`threatIntel.overview.families.${family}`, { defaultValue: family })}
               </div>
-              <div className="text-lg font-semibold tabular-nums">
-                {query.isPending ? '—' : familyCounts[family].toLocaleString()}
+              <div
+                className="text-lg font-semibold tabular-nums"
+                title={query.isPending ? undefined : familyCounts[family].toLocaleString()}
+              >
+                {query.isPending ? '—' : compact(familyCounts[family])}
               </div>
             </div>
           ))}
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/components/ThreatIntelHeader.tsx b/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/components/ThreatIntelHeader.tsx
index 3bfa5520b..8b8f02ba1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/components/ThreatIntelHeader.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/components/ThreatIntelHeader.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
-import { Download } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Download, Info } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Button } from '@/shared/components/ui/button'
 
 export interface ThreatIntelHeaderProps {
@@ -7,15 +7,33 @@ export interface ThreatIntelHeaderProps {
   onRefresh?: () => void
   onExport?: () => void
   isExporting?: boolean
+  noInstanceIocs?: boolean
 }
 
-export function ThreatIntelHeader({ matchedCount, onExport, isExporting }: ThreatIntelHeaderProps) {
+export function ThreatIntelHeader({ matchedCount, onExport, isExporting, noInstanceIocs }: ThreatIntelHeaderProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const canExport = !!onExport && !!matchedCount && !isExporting
   return (
     <header className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3">
-      <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-        <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{matchedCount?.toLocaleString() || 0}</span> {t('threatIntel.header.matchedInEnv')}
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        {!noInstanceIocs && (
+        <span>
+          <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{matchedCount?.toLocaleString() || 0}</span> {t('threatIntel.header.matchedInEnv')}
+        </span>
+        )}
+        {noInstanceIocs && (
+          <span
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md border border-amber-500/40 bg-amber-500/10 px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-medium text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400"
+            title={t('threatIntel.header.noInstanceIocsHint', {
+              defaultValue: 'No indicators observed in your alerts — showing generic feed data.',
+            })}
+          >
+            <Info size={12} />
+            {t('threatIntel.header.noInstanceIocs', {
+              defaultValue: 'No instance indicators — showing generic data',
+            })}
+          </span>
+        )}
       </div>
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
         <Button variant="default" size="sm" onClick={onExport} disabled={!canExport}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/hooks/use-alert-iocs.ts b/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/hooks/use-alert-iocs.ts
index c94a5052c..4d7c39519 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/hooks/use-alert-iocs.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/hooks/use-alert-iocs.ts
@@ -55,11 +55,9 @@ export function useAlertIocs() {
   })
 }
 
-export function alertIocsFragment(iocs: AlertIocs): AdvancedSearchRequest {
+export function alertIocsFragment(iocs: AlertIocs): AdvancedSearchRequest | undefined {
   const entries = Object.entries(iocs.byAttr).filter(([, v]) => v.length > 0)
-  if (entries.length === 0) {
-    return { query: { must: [{ terms: { id: ['__no_observed_iocs__'] } }] } }
-  }
+  if (entries.length === 0) return undefined
   return {
     query: {
       should: entries.map(([attr, values]) => ({
@@ -69,7 +67,17 @@ export function alertIocsFragment(iocs: AlertIocs): AdvancedSearchRequest {
   }
 }
 
-export function useAlertIocsFragment(): AdvancedSearchRequest | undefined {
+export interface AlertIocsFragmentResult {
+  ready: boolean
+  fragment: AdvancedSearchRequest | undefined
+  hasInstanceIocs: boolean
+}
+
+export function useAlertIocsFragment(): AlertIocsFragmentResult {
   const q = useAlertIocs()
-  return useMemo(() => (q.data ? alertIocsFragment(q.data) : undefined), [q.data])
+  return useMemo<AlertIocsFragmentResult>(() => {
+    if (!q.data) return { ready: false, fragment: undefined, hasInstanceIocs: false }
+    const fragment = alertIocsFragment(q.data)
+    return { ready: true, fragment, hasInstanceIocs: !!fragment }
+  }, [q.data])
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/pages/ThreatIntelPage.tsx b/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/pages/ThreatIntelPage.tsx
index 4f180fbf3..648b73f63 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/pages/ThreatIntelPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/threat-intel/pages/ThreatIntelPage.tsx
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ export function ThreatIntelPage() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isConfigured) return
-    if (!observedFragment) return
+    if (!observedFragment.ready) return
     const my = ++seqRef.current
     const mode = modeRef.current
-    const body = composeBody(filtersToRequest(filters), query, timeRange, observedFragment)
+    const body = composeBody(filtersToRequest(filters), query, timeRange, observedFragment.fragment)
     setLastBody(body)
     searchAdvancedMutation.mutate(
       { body, limit: size, page: page + 1 },
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export function ThreatIntelPage() {
         },
       }
     )
-  }, [query, page, size, isConfigured, timeRange, observedFragment])
+  }, [query, page, size, isConfigured, timeRange, observedFragment.ready, observedFragment.fragment])
 
   if (configLoading) return null
   if (isConfigured === false) return <NotConfiguredState />
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export function ThreatIntelPage() {
   }
 
   const handleFiltersApply = (request: AdvancedSearchRequest) => {
-    const body = composeBody(request, query, timeRange, observedFragment)
+    const body = composeBody(request, query, timeRange, observedFragment.fragment)
     modeRef.current = 'replace'
     setPage(0)
     setLastBody(body)
@@ -232,11 +232,12 @@ export function ThreatIntelPage() {
         matchedCount={totalItems}
         onExport={handleExport}
         isExporting={isExporting}
+        noInstanceIocs={observedFragment.ready && !observedFragment.hasInstanceIocs}
       />
 
       <div className="mt-5">
         <MatchOverviewCard
-          body={observedFragment ? lastBody : undefined}
+          body={observedFragment.ready ? lastBody : undefined}
           interval={TIME_RANGE_OPTIONS.find((o) => o.value === timeRange)?.interval ?? 'hour'}
         />
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/de.json b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/de.json
index bd3ea3fb3..ec4db77ba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/de.json
@@ -5047,7 +5047,9 @@
     "header": {
       "matchedInEnv": "Treffer in Ihrer Umgebung",
       "export": "IOCs exportieren",
-      "exporting": "Wird exportiert…"
+      "exporting": "Wird exportiert…",
+      "noInstanceIocs": "Keine Instanz-Indikatoren – generische Daten werden angezeigt",
+      "noInstanceIocsHint": "In Ihren Warnmeldungen wurden keine Indikatoren beobachtet – generische Feed-Daten werden angezeigt."
     },
     "overview": {
       "title": "IOC-Treffer",
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/en.json
index 3539079af..69ea3a6a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -689,7 +689,9 @@
     "header": {
       "matchedInEnv": "matched in your env",
       "export": "Export IOCs",
-      "exporting": "Exporting…"
+      "exporting": "Exporting…",
+      "noInstanceIocs": "No instance indicators — showing generic data",
+      "noInstanceIocsHint": "No indicators observed in your alerts — showing generic feed data."
     },
     "overview": {
       "title": "IOC matches",
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/es.json b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/es.json
index 89593f178..52bcdb829 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -5009,7 +5009,9 @@
     "header": {
       "matchedInEnv": "coincidencias en tu entorno",
       "export": "Exportar IOCs",
-      "exporting": "Exportando…"
+      "exporting": "Exportando…",
+      "noInstanceIocs": "Sin indicadores de instancia — mostrando datos genéricos",
+      "noInstanceIocsHint": "No se observaron indicadores en tus alertas — se muestran datos genéricos de feeds."
     },
     "overview": {
       "title": "Coincidencias de IOCs",
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/fr.json b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/fr.json
index 6e93f1698..d9d5fac0f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -5047,7 +5047,9 @@
     "header": {
       "matchedInEnv": "correspondances détectées dans votre environnement",
       "export": "Exporter les IOCs",
-      "exporting": "Exportation…"
+      "exporting": "Exportation…",
+      "noInstanceIocs": "Aucun indicateur d'instance — affichage de données génériques",
+      "noInstanceIocsHint": "Aucun indicateur observé dans vos alertes — affichage des données génériques des flux."
     },
     "overview": {
       "title": "Correspondances IOC",
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/it.json b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/it.json
index 0c3672d21..906b70ada 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/it.json
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/it.json
@@ -5047,7 +5047,9 @@
     "header": {
       "matchedInEnv": "corrispondenze nel tuo ambiente",
       "export": "Esporta IOCs",
-      "exporting": "Esportazione…"
+      "exporting": "Esportazione…",
+      "noInstanceIocs": "Nessun indicatore d'istanza — visualizzazione di dati generici",
+      "noInstanceIocsHint": "Nessun indicatore osservato nei tuoi avvisi — vengono mostrati i dati generici dei feed."
     },
     "overview": {
       "title": "Corrispondenze IOC",
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/pt.json b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/pt.json
index f1377ab8a..f9e2e4d2f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/pt.json
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/pt.json
@@ -5009,7 +5009,9 @@
     "header": {
       "matchedInEnv": "coincidências em seu ambiente",
       "export": "Exportar IOCs",
-      "exporting": "Exportando…"
+      "exporting": "Exportando…",
+      "noInstanceIocs": "Sem indicadores de instância — exibindo dados genéricos",
+      "noInstanceIocsHint": "Nenhum indicador observado em seus alertas — exibindo dados genéricos dos feeds."
     },
     "overview": {
       "title": "Correspondências de IOC",
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/ru.json b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/ru.json
index 196c10958..a0c1f8d43 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/ru.json
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/i18n/locales/ru.json
@@ -5073,7 +5073,9 @@
     "header": {
       "matchedInEnv": "совпадения в вашей среде",
       "export": "Экспортировать IOCs",
-      "exporting": "Экспортирование…"
+      "exporting": "Экспортирование…",
+      "noInstanceIocs": "Нет индикаторов среды — показаны общие данные",
+      "noInstanceIocsHint": "В ваших оповещениях не обнаружено индикаторов — отображаются общие данные из фидов."
     },
     "overview": {
       "title": "Совпадения IOC",